Keeping
Children Away from Adult Material; Time for an Innovative Solution"From a legal standpoint, this procedure is superior compared
to simply clicking "I'm over 18" which has become something of a national
joke in the courts, and will likely not provide an effective argument that the
site has made a good faith effort to exclude minors from the free areas. Requiring
the user to age verify his or her birth date does a couple of things: Initially,
in the event a minor submits a false birth date to gain access to the site,
that will constitute an act of perjury, under federal law. "